New Music Inferno

Kevin Lyman- Best known as founder and producer of the Vans Warped tour which will make its 24th and final cross-country run in 2018.  He has been an industry professional for 37 years working his way up from throwing backyard concerts to producing festivals like Rockstar Mayhem, Country Throwdown, Sprite Liquid mix, It’s NOT Dead amongst numerous others. He is co-owner of Sideonedummy records, and has managed acts like Less Than Jake, H20, and the Ataris.  His philosophy has always been to include 3 things in all events he produces, “Music, Education & Philanthropy.” For his philanthropic efforts, Lyman was recognized as the Billboard Touring Awards Humanitarian of the Year (2009), an honoree at the Grammy/MusiCares MAP Fund gala (2011),and was inducted into the Top Dog Touring Hall of Fame at the Tour Link Conference (2012). In 2009, Billboard awarded Lyman the Humanitarian Award for his philanthropic work, which has included founding the Unite the United Foundation, a charitable organization that h